Doug Allmond, Anacortes American Editor, 1890.
Original Photo
The original photo used as reference for the mural was photographed by an unknown photographer in early 1900s.
Douglass Allmond was born November 15, 1863, in Sacramento County, California. He was the child of John G. Allmond and Lydia Dyer Douglas, and had one sister.
Mr. Allmond came to Seattle in 1882 and went to work for Pumphrey and Hanford, now the firm of Lowman and Hanford. He worked for the Seattle P.-I. for some years and in 1886 he formed a partnership with William H. Hughes in the job printing business which was destroyed by fire in 1889.
He moved to Anacortes shortly afterward and bought the Anacortes American. Later he bought the waterworks and the light plant which he operated until 1922 when he retired from active business to devote himself to his hobby of good roads and state parks.
Mr. Allmond was one of the earliest members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. At the time of his death he was a member of the state development committee of Seattle Chamber of Commerce, member of National Parks Association of Washington, State Society for the conservation of wild flowers and native trees. Additionally, he was a trustee of the Automobile Club of Washington, belonged to Scottish Rite Masons of Bellingham and the Blue Lodge of Anacortes, the Elks Lodge of that city, and the Rotary International Association. Was one of six members from the different Congressional districts appointed by Senator Fred W. Hastings, president of Washington Good Roads Association to consider additions to the highway system of the state. For forty years he was a member of the Bishop’s committee of the local Episcopal Church.
Mr. Allmond was one of the earliest members of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. At the time of his death he was a member of the state development committee of Seattle Chamber of Commerce, member of National Parks Association of Washington, State Society for the conservation of wild flowers and native trees. He was a trustee of the Automobile Club of Washington, belonged to Scottish Rite Masons of Bellingham and the Blue Lodge of Anacortes, the Elks Lodge of that city, and the Rotary International Association. Was one of six members from the different Congressional districts appointed by Senator Fred W. Hastings, president of Washington Good Roads Association to consider additions to the highway system of the state. For forty years he was a member of the Bishop’s committee of the local Episcopal Church.
On October 7, 1906, he married Miss Cora Rowland, one of the teaching staff of the Anacortes High School who survived him.
Douglass passed away on May 5, 1932 in Anacortes, Washington.
